Pizzicato 9/12: "Venzago's courage to interpret Bruckner more romantically than post-romantically makes sense because the 2nd symphony suddenly develops a life of its own and enthuses the listener with its own stylistic musicality. This is certainly one of the best recordings of this composition!"

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2013Venzago demolishes - and clearly enjoys doing so - the idea that all conductors need to do is think big, think solemn, pour on lashings of string vibrato and, bingo, an authentic Bruckner is theirs for the taking...In contrast to the inexorable rightness of the Third, the first movement of the Sixth Symphony is hurried....Venzago's Third is state-of-the-art, though.

MusicWeb International, 17th June 2013Venzago is an experienced and committed Bruckner conductor, as previous issues in the series have proved...Each section of the Berne orchestra acquits itself admirably [in the Third]...Alas, [the Sixth] seems to me to be much less successful.